Martin Scorsese's finest hours... (11 titles)
A personal top ten of one of the most exciting, innovative and versitile directors of all time. Best known for his portrayals of Italian-American under-worlds of his hometown New York. But a filmmaker with a passion for every genre of cinema... My faves in descending order.
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The King Of Comedy
Joint 10th. A lot of people don't have the patience for this film. Others will be captivated by watching Robert De Niro in every scene of this acutely obeserved character study.
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The King Of Comedy
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's THE KING OF COMEDY is a brutally funny depiction of the dangers of celebrity fandom. Robert De Niro plays the ridiculously inept Rupert Pupkin, an aspiring comic who idolises talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). Still living at home with his mother, Rupert spends his days ..read more »
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The Departed
Joint 10th. Outstanding remake of 'Infernal Affairs'. Oozing with Scorsese signitures. Made to be just outright entertaining.
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The Departed
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Director Martin Scorsese returns to his trademark style with the violent, bruised, and bloody feature THE DEPARTED. Scorsese filched the basic storyline from Wai Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak's masterful 2002 Hong Kong action film, INFERNAL AFFAIRS, which saw a policeman going undercover as a mob ..read more »
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from 86,149 members
Kundun
9. Visually arresting. Emotionally impactful. An educational biopic that isn't exposition heavy and gets across the entire arc of the Dalai Lama's story.
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Kundun
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's telling of the life story of the 14th Dalai Lama is a spiritual and deeply moving event. Barely able to walk, the young Tenzin Gyatso (played respectively by Tulku Jamyang Kung Tenzin, Gyurme Tethong, and Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong) is identified as the newly reincarnated form of His ..read more »
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Casino
8. Yes a sister film to Goodfellas. Scorsese is right at home here. An outstanding picture. Anyone who wants to edit films need only look at Thelma Schoonmaker's work here.
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Casino
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
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The story of a Jewish front man for the Las Vegas Mob and his wife who jinxes the operation. Based on the real-life story of Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal and Tony 'The Ant' Spilotro.
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from 32,650 members
The Last Temptation Of Christ
7. This is a far from perfect film. I don't really like the casting too much or some of the other artistic decisions. But this film is an absolutely fascinating concept - for believers and non-believers alike.
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The Last Temptation Of Christ
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
Director: Martin Scorsese
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It isn't difficult to imagine why this 1988 retelling of the Crucifixion story was picketed so vociferously on its release in the US--this Jesus bears little resemblance to the classical Christ, who was not, upon careful review of the Gospels, ever reported to have had sex with Barbara Hershey. ..read more »
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from 3,144 members
Cape Fear
6. A great thiller. Thoroughly entertaining not just because its well made, but because you genuinely believe that there are no limits as to how dark this can go.
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Cape Fear
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's remake of J. Lee Thompson's 1962 film is a stylish, taut thriller. Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of Cady's crime, Sam duplicitously withheld information ..read more »
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from 14,879 members
After Hours
5. I love the world created in this film. Tremendous atmosphere. "It's after hours... different rules apply..."
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After Hours
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Fiorentino
Director: Martin Scorsese
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An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
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from 1,952 member
Taxi Driver
4. Whoa hold on... Taxi Driver at number 4?? I guess the man really is a genius. Inspired script from Paul Schrader.
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Taxi Driver
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's intense film, a hallmark of 1970s filmmaking, graphically depicts the tragic consequences of urban alienation when a New York City taxi driver goes on a murderous rampage against the pitiable denizens inhabiting the city's underbelly. For psychotic, pistol-packing Vietnam vet ..read more »
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Goodfellas
3. His comeback moment. The eighties treated Marty pretty badly. He didn't help much by making The Colour of Money (which he only made so the studio would make this). I'd suppose this or Taxi Driver would be the most popular choice for his greatest film. But such is the master, you just can't pin him down to only one masterpiece. A relentless, powerhouse of a film like no other ever made.
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Goodfellas
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up ..read more »
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Raging Bull
2. Another Schrader script (with Mardik Martin) of Shakespearian proportions. Michael Chapman's black and white newsreel cinematography is still an industry yardstick. But it's De Niro's movie. The greatest of his plethora of great performances. Which puts it high in the running for the greatest screen performance ever captured.
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Raging Bull
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
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With RAGING BULL, Martin Scorsese's personal approach to filmmaking is taken to a whole new level. Shooting in a crisp black and white, Scorsese tells the story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, played with incredible intensity by Robert De Niro, in an Oscar-winning performance. As La Motta ..read more »
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